Ruslana Lyzhychko

Ruslana Lyzhychko (24 May 1973-) was a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 25 May 2006 to 23 November 2007 as a member of Our Ukraine. Ruslana was also a famous female solo artist, having won the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Wild Dances".

Biography
Ruslana Lyzhychko was born in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union in 1973, and she became a conductor in 1995. She became a musician during the late 1990s, and she won the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Wild Dances". The album Dyki tantsi went platinum, making her the first artist from a former Soviet country to have this honor. In 2004, she supported Viktor Yushchenko during the disputed presidential election, and she supported the Orange Revolution; she went on to serve as an Our Ukraine MP from 2006 to 2007. She endorsed Yulia Tymoshenko in 2010, and she was a leading figure of the Euromaidan protests of 2013-2014; she was awarded the International Women of Courage Award by the US government and was nominated to receive the title Hero of Ukraine.